Vase with the image of violets
Vase with the image of violets
France, Nancy
1905–1914
Multi-layered glass; etching, gilding, polychrome enamel; painting, blowing, engraving, cameo glass
Height: 40 cm, rim: 6 cm, base: 1.5×9 cm
Mark, in gold paint on the bottom: "Daum ‡ Nancy" with the Cross of Lorraine
The vase is made of cameo glass. It features a cone-shaped form with a body that widens toward the top, and a neck smoothly expanding with conical projections. The lower part of the body and the foot are decorated with a stylized gilded ornament of Gothic trefoils and floral arches. The body of the vase is adorned with blooming violets, their buds delicately hand-painted with lilac and purple enamel.
789MC59/ДПИ